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Nugegoda Grama Niladhari Division

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Nugegoda
Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya is located within, nearby or associated with the Nugegoda Grama Niladhari Division
Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya is located within, nearby or associated with the Nugegoda Grama Niladhari Division
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Coordinates: 6°52′30″N 79°53′37″E / 6.874877°N 79.893742°E / 6.874877; 79.893742
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatSri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionKotte Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total3,365
 • Density5,608/km2 (14,520/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1124080

Nugegoda Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 519.

St. Joseph's Boys' College, Nugegoda, Yachting Association of Sri Lanka, Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya and Jubilee Post, Nugegoda are located within, nearby or associated with Nugegoda.

Nugegoda is a surrounded by the Dutugemunu, Kohuwala, Gangodavila North, Pagoda East, Nugegoda West and Pagoda Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Nugegoda Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (88.9%). In comparison, the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Nugegoda Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (84.8%)[2]

Ethnicity in Nugegoda[2]

  Sinhalese (88.9%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (6.5%)
  Other (3.1%)
  Moor (1.5%)

Religion

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The Nugegoda Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (81.2%). In comparison, the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Nugegoda Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (77.1%)[2]

Religion in Nugegoda[2]

  Buddhist (81.2%)
  Roman Catholic (6.3%)
  Other Christian (4.9%)
  Hindu (4.8%)
  Muslim (2.5%)
  Other (0.3%)
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References

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  1. ^ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012" (PDF). statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.